Where does “mierda” come from?

mierda (Asturian) comes from Latin merda, from Proto-Italic (s)merdā, from Proto-Indo-European smerd-h₂- — stench.

mierda (Asturian): shit

Definitions

  1. shit

Ancestry of “mierda”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latinmerdadung, excrement, shit
2Proto-Italic(s)merdā—
3Proto-Indo-Europeansmerd-h₂-stench
Every word from Proto-Indo-European smerd-h₂- →Every word from Proto-Italic (s)merdā →Every word from Latin merda →